Wednesday, October 01, 2008

ABC Wednesday - 'K' for KALA-KHATTA

KALA-KHATTA GOLA
Gola is 'ice slush' on a wooden gola stick. The gola wala pushes the gola stick into the crushed ice ball, pours the syrup generously, with a dash of lime, and sprinkles some masala. The most popular flavour is kala-khatta, made from the fruit 'jamun' or Indian blackberry. The colourful bottles of syrup will tempt you to stop by and slurrp one.


The gola is yummy and refreshing and quenches your thirst but one cannot be sure of quality of the syrup and the water (from which ice is made). There are outlets where you can get good quality syrup with gola ice made of mineral water too.



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18 comments:

  1. Gerald (SK14)October 01, 2008 2:26 AM

    amazing stuff - not sure I'd relish it these days on my current diet but at one time I might have.

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  2. Richard LawryOctober 01, 2008 2:50 AM

    Looks good! I had something very similar when I was in Puerto Rico. The vendors had blocks of ice they would shave very finely, place in a cup and pour flavored syrip over.

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  3. Jane Hards PhotographyOctober 01, 2008 5:47 AM

    That looking very tempting and thrirst quenching.

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  4. photowannabeOctober 01, 2008 6:17 AM

    This looks very tastey. I like this type of drink. Thanks for the information explaining about it.

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  5. Rinkly RimesOctober 01, 2008 7:13 AM

    I bet you're the only one with this 'K' (although India seems full of Bloggists! Sadly, I haven't got a sweet tooth, but it looks very refreshing.

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  6. Kim from HiraethOctober 01, 2008 8:00 AM

    That looks like a very sweet treat!

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  7. SuzanneOctober 01, 2008 8:56 AM

    This looks so good, just like a snow cone. The colors of India are so beautiful.

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  8. AnonymousOctober 01, 2008 10:16 AM

    Oh dear, sweet things again. Syrup... oh, oh,oh...

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  9. magiceyeOctober 01, 2008 1:52 PM

    sllluuurrrrpppp is the way to finish it!

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  10. TomOctober 01, 2008 3:30 PM

    I can well imagine just how refreshing that would be.... but made with clean water is a must... :O)

    Great K post... Mine's Here

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  11. mrsnesbittOctober 01, 2008 5:49 PM

    Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
    Looked lovely and refreshing!

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  12. Bear NakedOctober 01, 2008 8:09 PM

    Mmmm!!
    That looks so good.
    Clever use of the letter K for ABC Wednesday.

    Bear((( )))

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  13. UnknownOctober 01, 2008 8:38 PM

    Very cool post. Those blackberry's sound delicious and refreshing!

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  14. Reader WilOctober 01, 2008 9:26 PM

    This will be very delicious in the tropics! I lived in Indonesia until my 12th year. Then we went to Holland where I was born.

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  15. Priyanka KhotOctober 01, 2008 10:05 PM

    Slurp slurp!!!

    yummmmmmmm!!! I am coming to Mumbai soon... u don't get kala khata like the one in Mumbai anywhere else.

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  16. aliceOctober 01, 2008 10:50 PM

    When I think to your country, I think colors and street stalls. This post backs up this idea!

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  17. D HerrodOctober 02, 2008 7:01 AM

    Looks yummi.

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  18. KeropokmanOctober 04, 2008 8:53 PM

    oh... i would love to try this.

    it's so hot now!

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